Oh The Bed Bugs Will Bite

Inevitably, a tenant called with bed bugs and asked if it was the landlord's responsibility to treat the home. Bed bugs are one of the newer pests to annoy property managers these days. In this case, since the last tenants never complained and the current tenants had occupied the home for several months, our landlord attorney said there was no owner liability. All states have their own bed bug laws, so do check your own.
I did require a copy of the pest control's bill to make sure tenants DID eradicate the little buggers. I don't want to inherit this problem when they move out.